有个事我忘了告诉你了
“There's something I forgot to tell you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我知道了
“Got it.”
有个事 我忘了 告诉你了
“There's something I forgot to tell you.”
“Do you know who Dong Yue's girlfriend is? Who?”
“Wait until you hear this juicy piece of news I almost kept to myself.”
Starting a conversation with broad phrases like '有个事' (there's something) softens the abruptness of sharing news and allows the listener time to mentally tune in.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there is a matter; there is something
A very natural spoken conversation-starter used before sharing news or asking a favor.
forgot to tell you
Standard conversational device used to pivot smoothly to a neglected topic.
Marks a change of state, indicating the realization of having previously forgotten to disclose the matter.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I almost forgot to tell you something.”
“Oh, I almost forgot to tell you something.”
“Sorry, Barry. I forgot to tell you something.”
“There's one thing I forgot to mention:”